By Katie Smolen
November 9-13 was Health Careers Week. In honor of this, with the help of Career Link, the Greater Johnstown High School held a career fair.
The career fair, which was held on Tuesday, November tenth, had a total of sixteen vendors. Some offered more to students than just health field related opportunities. The participants included: Allegheny Manufacturing and Electrical Service, Inc.; JWF Industries; Carpenter's Joint Apprenticeship; Aseracare Hospice; Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center; Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center; Pennsylvania Highlands Community College; Pennsylvania Academy of Cosmetology; Mt. Aloysius College; St. Francis University/ Center of Excellence for Remote Medical and Under-Served Areas (CERMUSA); Career Link; and the US Army and Army Reserve. Those attending offered students information, job shadowing, and co-ops on careers ranging from engineering to secretarial work to the health field.
The event was organized by Eva Dobransky of Career Link, with the aide of Richard Capraun from the high school. Dobransky took care of contacting and obtaining the vendors, where as Capraun took care of the building preparation for the event. "This is twice as big as it was last year; just think of how big it will be next year,” said Capraun excitedly in a discussion regarding the attending vendors.
Capraun also noted that as part of Health Careers Week, a county-wide poster contest was held. Kaitlin Cramer, a Junior in Mrs. Nanassy's Health Occupations class, won third place in this contest.
